[mythtv-users] Problem loading guide data with xmltv.

[Mike Perkins]

On 12/07/2022 18:30, Christopher Sean Hilton wrote:
> While trying to solve the HD Homerun problem, I've been asked to
> provide some screenshots. I started this journey by performing my
> mythtv install steps in a virtual machine on my Mac running under
> VMware fusion. I tried to move back to that machine last night to dig
> deeper into the *Multiple HD Homerun issue*  but I ran straight up
> against this:
> 
>       [root at mythtv-test ~]# sudo su - mythtv
>       Last login: Tue Jul 12 07:08:57 EDT 2022 on pts/1
>       -sh-4.2$ tv_grab_na_dd --configure
>       using config filename /var/lib/mythtv/.xmltv/tv_grab_na_dd.conf
> 
> 
>       Time OFFSET Selection (note: not a timeZONE)
>       It is better to specify +0000 and let the final application
>       deal with a local conversion (helps with DST issues), but you
>       can specify a Time Offset if desired.
>       +0000 UTC
>       -0400 Eastern  Daylight
>       -0500 Eastern  Standard or Central Daylight
>       -0600 Central  Standard or Mountain Daylight
>       -0700 Mountain Standard or Pacific Daylight
>       -0800 Pacific  Standard
>       Timezone offset (+/-####) (+0000)
> 
>       Schedules Direct registration required in advance.
>       Sign up at http://www.schedulesdirect.org
>       (don't forget to add a lineup!)
> 
> 
>       Username (): csxxxxxx
> 
>       WARNING: Storing the password in the config file is not secure
>       If password is blank, it will be prompted as needed(more secure)
>       Unsecured password ('x':delete,default:<keep>,):
>       Password for csxxxxxx:
>       Fetching from Schedules Direct    Fetched 0 k/bytes in 1 seconds
>       loading data:
>       WARNING: error parsing DD xml: you seem to have used the parse method on a filename (GLOB(0x2315d20)), you probably want parsefile instead at /bin/tv_grab_na_dd line 917.
> 
> 
>       ERROR: Bad XML from DD, cannot continue. Consider using --dropbadchar or Capture xml with --dd-data
>       -sh-4.2$ logout
> 
> I can't figure out what's causing this but I cannot fetch lineups on
> this box. Please note well that this is a CentOS 7 box on the exact
> same network as the box where I'm testing the HD Homeruns. Obviously
> if I can't fetch lineups that I can't setup an HD Homerun.
> 
> Does anyone have any clue what this could be?
> 
> I've tried disabling firewalld and shutting off SELinux. Nothing
> helps.
> 
> -- Chris
> 
> 
Should you be using tv_grab_na_dd any more? I thought that grabber was now obsolete. If you are 
still using it on a modern distro, I'm not surprised you are getting problems.

-- 

Mike Perkins